Redefining "E28".

[Hick]

haha, thats right Chuckles! Mbus style.

[Charlie]

lol.

Obviously people on here don't know what a rat rod is. An E28 will never be rat. Take your car to a rat rod gathering and see how hard they laugh at ya :D

If he cuts his floorpan out and replaces it with a stop sign or two, I'll give him props.

-Charlie

[TDE30]

Maybe you should spend some more time over at mye28... Then you'll get a REAL education. Grammar skills and all.
p.s. I don't see what's so "poseur" about his car. Seriously.
You guys are so weird.

Ah, thank you, my grammar skills are clearly suffering. :roll: I frequent MyE28 every now and then and I'm usually impressed with what I see. Spastic's car started out like a nice E28 soon to get a euro bumper conversion, and now it just takes a turn for the worst.

Why does it seem poseurish? Because it's a look pioneered by the Volkswagen guys who had crappy looking cars, dumped them, and threw on a roof rack to divert attention away from the crappy looking body.

Maybe I should go to MyE28, who knows, that look may be popular.

[Hodge]

I guess that sums it up a bit...people do wild mods like this to attract attention. :D

Spastic, you should realize that your E28 is already such a different car from the normal crap out there, and rock it like that. Honestly even if you kept the roof rack and just put the real hood back on there, it would really make that car sharp. Not a "I try to stand out and attract attention with a rusted hood" sharp, but a "hot -damn that's a sweet E28 that really has a great look to it" sharp.

Stop using the excuse of "close-mindedness" please. I am very open to new things, but a rusted hood is nothing new. Maybe on a BMW, but in any case, it just doesn't flow with what the car is. No, BMW's aren't "God's Chariots" but they certainly are different on their own respect.

Cliff Notes:
Wheels look amazing, car looks wonderful, and then out of the blue there is a rusted hood that just sticks out. Humor me and try putting the hood back on for one day, take some pics again, and I guarantee you that it will just work.

Final thought:
Props for being doing something a bit different, and again, holyshit those wheels are amazing, the hood doesn't work.

All my opinion of course ;)
and I can't wait for the euro bumpers

[Skafrog]

Trying new stuff is how the whole aftermarket operates. I give you e-props for trying new ideas. Hell, look at how many e30's have yellow high beams now, after all the bitching about my "piss cups" 4 years ago.

[SpasticDwarf]

Glad you won't shoot at me, Rob. :-p
It's not a cry for attention.. I just figured I'd do something different that hasn't been done. At some point i'll get tired of it, put my old hood back on, and be back to the good 'ol days.

[cramer]

lol.

Obviously people on here don't know what a rat rod is. An E28 will never be rat. Take your car to a rat rod gathering and see how hard they laugh at ya :D

[Skafrog]

My worthless $.02:
People do the rusty hoods, roof racks, what-have-you due to the fact that the base car they are modifying is a plain-jane car, and they want to attract attention. Just like the person who feels the need to shout a smart ass comment right before a movie, they are using the "WTF" aspect to obtain said attention.
An e28 offers the perfect start to have a very clean look that will get attention just from the classic lines of the car. You dont have to be relegated to ostentatious mods for people to take a second look in their rear-view mirror. M3Auston's e28 is 100% pure sex, and for me, part of that comes because he played off the lines of the car, still retaining its form.
That being said, its your car, and I wont shoot it next time it rolls down the street ;)

[RickSloan]

long live the rat rod, honestly its a way to make shitty look amazing!

some people just dont understand...

[SpasticDwarf]

Yeah, I just found out about it.

And obviously the intent is a run-down look. What is so hard to understand?
Ever heard of a rat-rod? Mix that with an e28.

[RickSloan]

hey im missing that high beam in my E12!!!!

if my E12 didnt have a rusted out frame, and i done clutch on a 4 speed... it would want to look like your car when it grows up! Sadly it will never see that dream, but you have inspired me sir! The car looks amazing!

well done!

[cramer]

I like the wheels, but the hood and rack make no sense. It's like you're trying to make your car look old and run down. I honestly thought the rusted hood fad had past, but it appears some stragglers are just finding out about it now.

[m3austin]

I could understand if you did that to an M3, but a normal plain-ass 3 series, who cares?

What 3-Series? It is an E28...

[SpasticDwarf]

Hey now, it's a 5er!

And okay, I kindof raped the fenders, but that doesn't count. :D

[Tim Flat4]

Either way I don't care. I don't care if anyone likes it or not, but some people are just being elitists and think that their BMWs are god's charriot. I didn't hurt the car in any way.

I could understand if you did that to an M3, but a normal plain-ass 3 series, who cares?